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The House Education Committee met this morning and passed two bills, both of which now move to House Rules for placement on the House...

The Senate Education & Youth Committee gave unanimous approval to SB 88, which contains most components of Gov. Brian Kemp’s teacher...

AFY 2021 Budget Moves Closer to the Finish Line The Senate passed HB 80, which is the amended budget for Fiscal Year 2021. Senate budget...

Senate Education Committee Hears Special Needs Private School Voucher Expansion – Vote Expected Wednesday The Senate Education and Youth...

The 2021 House Education Committee met briefly for the first time this morning and approved committee rules. Chair Matt Dubnik...

Dropouts and Discipline Data Generate Discussion High school dropouts and school discipline data were hot topics in the Senate Education...

Educator Return-to-Work Back on the Table A legislative package aimed at addressing teacher workforce challenges was announced by Gov....

Senate Ed Holds Bill Seeking to Untether Student Discipline Data from School Star Ratings The Senate Education and Youth Committee...

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Questions Standardized Test Funding Following the House passage of the Amended Fiscal Year 2021...

House Signs Off on AFY21 Budget The House approved the Amended Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which includes changes in state funding for...

Senate Ed Committee Questions Woods about Face-to-Face Instruction, Educator Vaccines, and Student Learning Loss The 2021 Senate...

Budget Plan to Add Back Portion of K-12 Funding Cut Moves Forward The House Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved HB 80, which...

PAGE Advocates for Pre-K Teacher Salary Supplement The Georgia legislature is in adjournment until Tuesday, Jan. 26, but legislative work...

Joint Appropriations Hearings Under the Gold Dome – Declining Student Enrollment, Partial Restoration of QBE, Pandemic Costs & More...

Gov. Kemp Announces $1,000 Educator One-Time Bonus and Partial Restoration of School Budget Cuts in State of the State Address Gov. Brian...

Gov. Kemp and legislative leaders preview legislative agendas. A bill intended to raise compulsory attendance age introduced in Senate.

Lawmakers Introduce New Private School Voucher Program Rep. Wes Cantrell (R-Woodstock) introduced legislation seeking to create Georgia’s...

Lawmakers convened for the 156th session of the Georgia General Assembly on Monday.

Georgia educators described how the pandemic has affected student learning and mental health as well as their work in schools.